Billy Nolen

Billy Nolen
Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office
April 1, 2022 – June 9, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byStephen Dickson
Succeeded byPolly Trottenberg
Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety of the Federal Aviation Administration
In office
January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byAli Bahrami
Succeeded byDavid Boulter[1][2]
Personal details
EducationEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (BS)[3]

Billy Nolen is an American government official who served as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from April 1, 2022 to June 2023.

Prior to Nolen's appointment as acting administrator, he worked with American Airlines, Airlines for America, Qantas and WestJet in safety positions. He left WestJet in January 2022 to join the FAA and served as the associate administrator for aviation safety of the FAA, before resigning in April to become acting administrator. In June 9, 2023 he stepped down and was replaced by Polly Trottenberg.

  1. ^ "Boulter To Serve As Top FAA Aviation Safety Executive". Aviation Week Network. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "David Boulter". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "Billy Nolen, FRAeS". www.faa.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2023.